Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-04-01
THE USES OF C0TToy-SEED OIL.
1t Adultcratcs Lard and Enters Into Olive and
Other Oils.

In view of the fact thar several inter
views of a contradictory nature have
been made public within the last few
days relating to cotton seed oil and Its
uses in lard and other manufactured
product, Tribune reporter called upon
some of the leading firms engaged in
the business, and in answer to inquiries
concerning the late development was in
formed that Ne!s Morris recent state
ment5 that lard as now manufactured
is composed of rs per cent of cot,Sn-
seed oil, 20 per cent of stearire, and 10
per cent of lard" was Influenced by the
fact that he had got left" in the deal
between Phil Armour and the Cotton
seed Trust Company. This corporation
has recently bought out Fairbank and
now controls the entire cotton belt of the
South. The company is stocked at ST.
100000, with real estate aud machinery
valued at from 100000 to 100000 more
The company originally secured control
of the stock at $50, which is now worth
$51 per share.
The business of making cotton seed
oil is unlimited. 1t is believed that
ton of cotton seed will yield from thirty
five to forty gallons of oil it has re-
Gently been stated by parties familiar
with the business that 100000 tons of
seed were crushed II 1.-THE mills last year.
The oil product was therefore from H.
100000 to 100000 gallons, Mr.. Armour
is credited with using one-hfth of this
amount or from 100000 to 100000
gallons. Three or four years ago the
President of the then existing Crusher5'
Association declared that one pound of
cotton seed oil would ''go as far as one
and one-quarter pounds of lard" 1t is
much cheaper than lard. In the calen-
dar year 1886 there were exported from
this country 6,574,OOO gallons of this oil,
valued at little less than forty cents
gallon. A large part of the oil exported
is said to come back to US in the form OF
olive oil. so-calIed. 1t appears that Ar
mour and the exporters take about one
half of the entire product. A large
quantity is also used by other manufac-
turers of lard who compete with Armour
. Co. In the manufacture of ordinary
refined lard from from to 20 per cent
of cotton seed oil is used. The proper
ton varies according to the locality to
which it is to be shipped. If too large
a proportion of cotton seed oil Is used,
the softness would have to be overcome
by the use of stearine. 1t Is claimed
that 30 per cent Is ABOUT al the cottoA
seed oil that can be used in the manu-
factuae of lard, and this proportion OF
oil would of course, necessitate larger
amount of steRrine. In addition to Its
large consunption IN the manufacture
of lard. it is also extensively used in
the manufacture of soaps, cheese, miners
oils. and 10 aduIterate other oils. The
merchants of the cheese trade declare
Tyf--fnuzfr a-T ErtE
our export trade, the quantity of cheese
exported having fallen from $780,
Ga. pounds in 1881 to sc, 363, 655 pounds
in 1856. 1t is authoritively stated that
only one-siIth Of the cotton seed of last
years crop was crushed in the factories
The consumption of cotton seed oil has
increase enormously within few years
and according 20 statistics given capable
of stu further expansion.